Pacific Rim (movie)

In one fell swoop, and a pretty swell fell swoop it is, the new "Godzilla" makes up for the 1998 Godzilla movie, the one with Matthew Broderick up against the sea beast klutzing around New York like Jack Lemmon in "The Out-of-Towners." The latest "Godzilla," fine and fierce, removes the camp (though it's not humorless) and takes the smartly considered step of not over-exploiting its star. Already it has become the water-cooler topic for this unusually classy summer picture: Is there enough Godzilla in "Godzilla"? Folks, there is. There is just enough. For one thing, Godzilla's not the only creature wreaking havoc in Japan and America. For...

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A Hijacking
Magnolia, $26.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
Available on VOD beginning Oct. 15
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